Promix pros, weigh in. Promix, ph, and lime, oh my!

Hello, I'm a bit confused about using Promix Bx. I have some seedlings started and I added 1 tsp crushed lime per gallon of loose soil. (30% perlite mixed in also). My runoff ph is around 6.6. From what I have read previously, the ph of promix should be in the area of 6.2-6.3. If lime raises ph, then why is it recommended by some to add so much that the ph goes out of the acceptable range? Should I just go straight promix and pearlite from now on? I have a clone that has been growing a month in this same soil and it seems to be doing ok and has a similar runoff ph. Also I tried a test plant that had no lime and I didn't ph water or nutes, as I've seen some other tutorials say, and it actually did ok. I had to trash her after a month though because I'm out of room in the veg room and she was slightly light green at the tip. So, what's the lowdown on Promix and ph?

I use promix bx - W/mycorize .. it usually ph's around 6.7 .. i dont add any perlite or anything else, just add ph'd water to it (6.2) for the first 2 weeks .. no nutes .. works well for me .., when adding the nutes i always go 1/2 strength and build up from there .. hope this helps

happy growin

tellno1 said:

I use promix bx - W/mycorize .. it usually ph's around 6.7 .. i dont add any perlite or anything else, just add ph'd water to it (6.2) for the first 2 weeks .. no nutes .. works well for me .., when adding the nutes i always go 1/2 strength and build up from there .. hope this helps

happy growin

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Thanks! That's pretty much what I've been doing so far, just 6.2 ph'd ro water and no nutes yet until week 3 or so.